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Description: | Four ms diaries, February 1915 - November 1918, with word processed transcription (114pp, including copies of photographs, maps and service papers), written by him during his service with the 9th Battalion (Pioneers) South Staffordshire Regiment on the Western Front and in Italy, with brief notes on his arrival at St Omer, France (August 1915), his first experiences of bombardment, and postings to Armetieres (October 1915), the Ypres area (January 1916), Vimy Ridge (May 1916), Aily-sur-Somme (June 1916), Albert (July 1916), Bresle (September 1916), Mametz Wood (October 1916), Ypres (October 1916), Hellebroucq (March 1917), Ypres (April 1917), Poperinghe (October 1917), and Montebellina (November 1917), Graneza (June 1918) and Lake Garda (August 1918) in Italy, including details of his experiences based at battalion HQ and various duties drawing rations and other supplies, air activity over France, billets and service conditions, the first cases of shell shock and rumours of the first use of tanks (September 1916), his work in the trenches at Ypres (October 1916 - February 1917), his description of the bombardment of Hill 60 (June 1917) and the atmosphere among the battalion on moving up towards the Front (June 1917), the reorganisation of the battalion (October 1917), preparations for the move to Italy, details of the journey to Italy and serving conditions in the Italian mountains.
Cataloguer PJB | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | British Army South Staffordshire Regiment | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Thorley, G L | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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